Steampunk fantasy novel, third in a series about Langdon St. Ives following Homunculus (1986) and Lord Kelvin’s Machine (1992), both of which have just been reissued by Titan in matching covers.
 The publisher’s site has this description.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
 Faren Miller reviews the book in the May issue of Locus Magazine, saying that Blaylock “returns in top form”; she concludes, “[A]mid delightful absurdities, The Aylesford Skull won’t neglect keen minds, and equally urgent feelings.”

Collection of 9 stories told as fairy tales, the 35th volume in Aqueduct’s “Conversation Pieces” series. One story is original to this book.
 Aqueduct’s site has this description.
 Rich Horton covers the book in the May issue of Locus Magazine, commenting, “the one new story, ‘The Lady of Wands’, is solid as well, about detection and politics in Faerie, as the title character investigates the murder of a mortal, which might lead to secrets about past treachery at the highest levels of Faerie politics.”

Nonfiction study of fantasy maps.
 The publisher’s site has this description with the table of contents. There’s also a $75 hardcover edition available.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.

SF novel, third in a series following Stewards of the Flame (2007) and Promise of the Flame (2009), about colonists with psi powers settling a new planet.
 The publisher is the author’s personal imprint; its site has this page about the series and this page about this book, with an excerpt. The author notes that this book can be read independently and is not a young adult novel, and links to this FAQ.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

Artbook, one in a series of sketchbooks from this publisher.
 Vanguard’s site has this description and order page. There are three editions: hardcover, softcover, and deluxe slipcased hardcover.
 Amazon has several detailed reader reviews.

Anthology of 23 stories about paranormal investigators, first published from 2004 to 2011.
 Authors include Elizabeth Bear, Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris, and Carrie Vaughn.
 Prime Books’ site has this description with the table of contents.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview, including Guran’s introduction.

Short fantasy novel based on the mythology of the Elderlings.
 Subterranean’s site has this description and indicates both the trade and limited editions are sold out; however, Amazon has copies in stock.
 The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Hobb (a pen name for fantasist Megan Lindholm) pulls off the difficult trick of telling multiple tales simultaneously and well, adding depth to her fictional world without sacrificing a human connection to it.”

Anthology of 17 stories about superheroes.
 Authors include Peter S. Beagle, Carol Emshwiller, Kelly Link, James Patrick Kelly, and Ian McDonald.
 Prime Books’ site has this description with the table of contents.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
 Gardner Dozois reviews the book in the May issue of Locus Magazine, citing Daryl Gregory’s story as the “best story here, by a good margin…”

Fantasy novel about a sleep-deprived office worker with a love for Italian Renaissance literature who encounters a lost prince from an imaginary Italy.
 Lethe’s site has this description with links to reviews and interviews.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
 The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “queer and fantastical bildungsroman”.

Anthology of 17 stories and 3 original articles about apes.
 Authors include Aesop, Frank Kafka, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Karen Joy Fowler, Howard Waldrop, and Edgar Allan Poe.
 Tachyon’s site has this description with the table of contents.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
 The starred Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This is no gimmicky set of sideshows but a powerful exploration of the blurry line between animal and human.”

SF novel, sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates (2006), about time traveler Sierra Waters, now on a mission to save the Library of Alexandria.
 The author’s site has this post about the book, with a video trailer
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

Fantasy novel about an American boy who moves with his family to northern Italy, where he discovers a magical village.
 This is McAllister’s third novel, following Humanity Prime (1971) and Dream Baby (1989).
 Book site http://www.thevillagesang.com/ has a video trailer and blurbs from Peter S. Beagle, Nancy Kress, and others.
 Paul Di Filippo will have a review for Locus Online later this month.

Near-future military SF novel about a squad of high-tech soldiers in Africa.
 The publisher’s site has this description, with a long excerpt and blurbs from Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Vonda N. McIntyre, and Sean Stewart.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

Collection of 10 related stories about a nobleman living as a demon hunter for hire in ancient Japan.
 Prime Books’ site has this description.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including the table of contents and introduction.

Collection of 16 stories by the Russian author of World Fantasy Award winning collection There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried To Kill Her Neighbor’s Baby: Scary Fairy Tales (2009).
 Penguin’s site has this description with an excerpt.
 The Publishers Weekly review calls the book “both supremely gritty and realistically life-affirming”.
 Paul Di Filippo reviewed the book for Locus Online: “…the closest single voice to hers in our genre is probably that of Carol Emshwiller. Whichever comparison you favor, Petrushevskaya maintains and extends that assured eerie dulcet tone in her newest collection (which spans her entire professional career), and thus ensures herself a place high in the roster of unsettling Writers of the Weird.”

Fantasy novella retelling the fairy tale of Snow White.
 Subterranean’s site has this description, and indicates it’s sold out. Amazon has links to third-party sellers.
 Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
 Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Any attempt to derive a simple message from this work would be an injustice to the originality of the atmosphere, the complexity of the interplay of its elements, and the simple pleasure of savoring Valente’s exuberant writing.”

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